A Captain's Retrieval Mission

i swim back to the beast of the sea
because the foot of remorse is bruised by land
and the soul of my crew is out there somewhere waiting for me

out to the middle of the atlantic i dive deep
in search of the ship i lost in the storm
sunken vessel where the ghosts of my men are patient
knowing i would not forever leave them behind

that i would return to take the helm of their grave
and sail them into the sweet morning light of helios